Authorities arrested an alleged operator and four others inside a makeshift drug den in Subic town, Zambales province on Saturday, September 10. (Photo courtesy of PDEA)
SUBIC, Zambales — Some P124,200 worth of ‘shabu’ (crystal meth) was confiscated from a makeshift drug den in Barangay Matain here, police said Sunday, September 12.
Reports from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Loida Predas, 37, the alleged drug den operator, was arrested along with four other suspected drug users on September 10.
Police identified the other suspects as Rico Mamaril, 41; Melanie Gonzales, 45; Danilo Flores, 44; and Eduardo Ferrer, 38.
Seized from the operation were seven heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing about 18 grams of shabu, assorted drug paraphernalia, and the marked money used by the undercover PDEA agent.
The suspects will be charged with violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. INQ